Hershey Felder (Maestro: The Art of Leonard Bernstein)

Award-winning actor, composer and pianist Hershey Felder (George Gershwin Alone, Monsieur Chopin, Beethoven as I Knew Him) returns to Chicago with MAESTRO: THE ART OF LEONARD BERNSTEIN. With a story spanning the entire 20th Century, Leonard Bernstein, America ’s greatest musician, broke through every artistic ceiling possible to become the world’s musical ambassador. Hershey Felder and Joel Zwick collaborate for the third time at the Royal George Theatre . We spoke about Bernstein’s greatest accomplishments and how understanding Bernstein’s musical and personal life has been a moving experience for Hershey.